Middlesbrough vs Southampton 04/01/2026

Middlesbrough

Riverside Stadium

04 Jan 2026, 16:00

4:0

Finished

Southampton

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

5'

Injured

A. Bangura

6'

A. Browne

A. Bangura

2ND HALF

54'

Goal

M. Whittaker(Matt Targett)

61'

Goal

Sam Silvera(Luke Ayling)

Caspar Jander

Cam Bragg

61'

Ryan Manning

64'

66'

Goal

M. Whittaker

T. Harwood-Bellis

68'

A. Armstrong

Cameron Archer

74'

Ryan Manning

Elias Jelert

74'

Tom Fellows

Welington

74'

76'

Goal

A. Browne

Joshua Quarshie

81'

82'

A. Gilbert

D. Burgzorg

Joshua Quarshie

R. Stewart

85'

90'

Micah Hamilton

H. Hackney

90'

Sverre Nypan

M. Whittaker

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

484Passes Attempted384

417Completed Passes314

11Corners5

16Throw-ins14

22Shots On Target16

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-2-3-1

Solomon

#31Brynn

Matthew Robert

#3Targett

Adilson

#29Malanda

Alex

#24Bangura

Luke David

#12Ayling

Aidan

#18Morris

Hayden

#7Hackney

Morgan

#11Reece Whittaker

Delano

#10Burgzorg

Samuel

#22Silvera

Tommy Daniel

#9John Conway

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
Matt Targett #3	🎯54'
A. Malanda #29
A. Bangura #24	5' 6'
Luke Ayling #12	🎯61'
A. Morris #18
H. Hackney #7	90'
M. Whittaker #11	90' ⚽66' ⚽54'
D. Burgzorg #10	82'
Sam Silvera #22	⚽61'
T. Conway #9

Substitutes

J. Mclaughlin #33
D. Fry #6
George Mccormick #40
Sverre Nypan #19	90'
Abdoulaye Kanté #42
A. Gilbert #14	82'
A. Browne #16	⚽76' 6'
Sontje Hansen #27
Micah Hamilton #17	90'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-2-3-1

Solomon

#31Brynn

Matthew Robert

#3Targett

Adilson

#29Malanda

Alex

#24Bangura

Luke David

#12Ayling

Aidan

#18Morris

Hayden

#7Hackney

Morgan

#11Reece Whittaker

Delano

#10Burgzorg

Samuel

#22Silvera

Tommy Daniel

#9John Conway

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
Matt Targett #3	🎯54'
A. Malanda #29
A. Bangura #24	5' 6'
Luke Ayling #12	🎯61'
A. Morris #18
H. Hackney #7	90'
M. Whittaker #11	90' ⚽66' ⚽54'
D. Burgzorg #10	82'
Sam Silvera #22	⚽61'
T. Conway #9

Substitutes

J. Mclaughlin #33
D. Fry #6
George Mccormick #40
Sverre Nypan #19	90'
Abdoulaye Kanté #42
A. Gilbert #14	82'
A. Browne #16	⚽76' 6'
Sontje Hansen #27
Micah Hamilton #17	90'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Southampton

Formation

3-4-2-1

Gavin Okeroghene

#31Bazunu

Nathan

#15Wood-Gordon

Joshua

#17Quarshie

Taylor Jay

#6Harwood-Bellis

Caspar

#20Jander

Flynn

#4Downes

Tom Allen

#18Fellows

Ryan Phelim

#3Manning

Finn Isaac

#10Azaz

Leonardo

#13Weschenfelder-Scienza

Adam

#9Armstrong

Starting XI

G. Bazunu #31
Nathan Wood #15
Joshua Quarshie #17	85' 81'
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	68'
Caspar Jander #20	61'
F. Downes #4
Tom Fellows #18	74'
Ryan Manning #3	74' 64'
Finn Azaz #10
Léo Scienza #13
A. Armstrong #9	74'

Substitutes

Alex Mccarthy #1
Jack Stephens #5
Welington #34	74'
Elias Jelert #38	74'
K. Matsuki #27
Cam Bragg #48	61'
Cameron Archer #19	74'
Jay Robinson #46
R. Stewart #11	85'

Will not play

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Unknown

Welington

Welington Damascena Santos

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Leonardo

Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Head-to-head

27 matches

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

11

Wins

9

Draws

7

Wins

Southampton

Southampton

Championship2025 • 1 match

Southampton

Middlesbrough

Championship2024 • 1 match

Southampton

Middlesbrough

Championship2023 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Southampton

Premier League2017 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Southampton

Premier League2016 • 1 match

Southampton

Middlesbrough

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Oliver Langford

Venue:

Riverside Stadium

Capacity:

34 988

Middlesbrough vs Southampton match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Southampton. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.